Groupe 7 : Agir 3 Flashcards

1
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La ruée vers l’or

A

The gold rush

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2
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Se hâter (vers)

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To make haste (for)

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À la hâte

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In a hurry

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Être pressé

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To be in a hurry

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5
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Passer à la vitesse supérieur

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To move into high gear

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6
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Se grouiller

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To get a move on

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7
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Brûler les étapes

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To speed through the ranks

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8
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Se ranger tout droit sur

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To make a beeline for

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9
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Se précipiter vers

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To make a dash for

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10
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Foncer tête baissée

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To rush headway

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11
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Aller à toute allure

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To tear along

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12
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Rapide comme l’éclair

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(As) quick as a flash / as lightning

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13
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En un clin d’œil

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In a flash

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14
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Au pas de course

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Double-quick

= at the double

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15
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Dépêche-toi !

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Hurry up!

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16
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Vas-y ! Fonce!

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Go for it!

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17
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On a le temps

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There’s no hurry

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18
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Hâte-toi lentement

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More haste, less speed

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19
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Lent

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Slow

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20
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Lentement

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Slowly

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21
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La lenteur

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Slowness

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22
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Ralentir (processus/ pas…)

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To slow down

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23
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En prenant son temps / sans se presser

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Leisurely

= unhurriedly

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24
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Une limace

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A slug

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25
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Fratigué/ Lent

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Sluggish

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26
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Mollement

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Sluggishly

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27
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S’attarder

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To linger (on)

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28
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Persistant

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Lingering

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29
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Être à la traine

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To lag behind

/ to dawdle

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30
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Paresser

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To lounge about/ around

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31
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Remettre à plus tard / ajourner

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To postpone
= to put off
= to defer

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32
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L’ajournement

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Postponement

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33
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Procrastiner

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To procrastinate

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34
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La procrastination

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Procrastination

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35
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Quelqu’un qui remet tout au lendemain

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A procrastinator

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36
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Repousser

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To delay

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37
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Un retard/ un délai

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A delay

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38
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Un retarder qqch

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To hold sth up

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39
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Un retard (projet/ progression)

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A holdup

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40
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Suspendre

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To suspend

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41
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La suspension

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Suspension

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42
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Traîner

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To dally

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43
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Tarder/ demeurer (lit)

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To tarry (lit)

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44
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S’attarder sur qqch

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To linger OVER sth

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45
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Prendre son temps pour faire qqch

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To daily OVER sth

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46
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Prends ton / prenez votre temps

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Take your time

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47
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Avec une lenteur délibérée

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Slowly and deliberately

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48
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Lentement mais sûrement

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Slowly but surely

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49
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Ça ne nous mène à rien

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We’re on the slow lane going nowhere

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50
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Allez-y doucement !

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Easy does it!

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51
Q

A

Where

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52
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Quelque part (ailleurs)

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Somewhere (else)

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53
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N’importe où (ailleurs)

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Anywhere (else)

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54
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Partout (ailleurs)

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Everywhere (else)

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55
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Nulle part (ailleurs)

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Nowhere (else)

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56
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Placer/ situer/ localiser qqch

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To locate = to situate sth

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57
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À coté de

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At the side of
= by the side of
= beside
= next to

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58
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Côté à côte / l’un à côté de l’autre

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Side by side

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59
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De tous côtés

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On every side
= on all sides
= all around

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60
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Au bord de

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At/ on the edge of

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61
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En haut de

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At the top of

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62
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Au pied de

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At the foot of

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63
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Au fond de/ tout en bas de

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At the bottom of

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64
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Sur/ au-dessus de

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On (the) top of

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65
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À mi-chemin entre

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Halfway between

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66
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Contre

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Against

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67
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(Dé)placer

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To (dis)place

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68
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Une place / un endroit

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A place

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69
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Une main

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A hand

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70
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Manipuler

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To handle

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71
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Une poignée

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A handle

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72
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Poser, fixer

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To set

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73
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La situation/ le cadre/ décor

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The setting

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74
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Mettre/ poser qqch dans/ sur/ sous

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To put sth in/ on/ under

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75
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Bouger/ déplacer

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To move (trans.)

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76
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Enlever

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To remove

= to take away/ off

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77
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Changer de place

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To shift

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78
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Jucher qqch sur

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To perch sth on

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79
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Remonter/ accrocher qqq h

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To put sth up

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80
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Descendre qqch

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To take sth down

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81
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Appuyer qqch contre

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To lean sth against

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82
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Une pile/ un tas

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A pile/ a heap

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83
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Empiler / entasser qqch

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To pile up / head up sth

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84
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Insérer qqch dans qqch

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To insert sth into sth

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85
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Fourrer qqch / faire entrer qqch de force dans

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To stuff / to ram / to jam sth into sth

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86
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Coincer qqch dans/ entre

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To wedge sth into / between

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87
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Apporter qqch

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To bring sth

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88
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Retirer qqch de

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To withdraw sth from

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89
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Être bien situé

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To be well situated

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90
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Être mal situé

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To be badly situated

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91
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Corriger qqch

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To set sth right

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92
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Mettre qqch de coté

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To set sth aside

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93
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Déposer qqch

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To set sth down

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94
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Mettre qqch in branle

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To set sth in motion

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95
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  1. Mettre qqch en mouvement

2. Faire ressortir qqch

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To set sth off

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96
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Disposer/ présenter qqch

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To set sth out

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97
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Mettre qqch sur pied

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To set sth up

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98
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Le plan de table

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The place set

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99
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Ranger qqch

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To put sth away

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100
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Remettre qqch à sa place

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To put sth back

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101
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Reposer qqch

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To put sth down

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102
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Installer qqch

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To put sth in place

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103
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Mettre qqch à sa place/ ranger qqch

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To put sth in its place

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104
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Mettre des choses en rond/ en ligne / en rangs

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To put things in a circle / in a row / in rows

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105
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Éloigner/ transférer qqch

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To move sth away/ over

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106
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Rapprocher qqch

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To bring sth nearer/ closer

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107
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Par endroits

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In places

= here and there

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108
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Un peu partout

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Here, there and everywhere

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109
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Remuer ciel et terre afin de…

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To move heaven and earth in order to…

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110
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Faire/ créer

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To make

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111
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Fait à la main

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Handmade

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112
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Un fabricant (artisan)

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A maker

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113
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Creer

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To create

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114
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La création

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Creation

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115
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Créatif

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Creative

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116
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La créativité

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Creativeness

= creativity

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117
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Concevoir

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To devise
= to conceive
/ to design

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118
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La conception

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Conception

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119
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Un projet

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A design

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120
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Un concepteur

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A designer

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121
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Inventer

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To invent

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122
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L’invention

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Invention

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123
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Un inventeur

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An inventor

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124
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L’esprit d’invention/ l’inventivité

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Inventiveness

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125
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Fabriquer

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To manufacture

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126
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La fabrication/ la confection

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Manufacture

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127
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Une manufacture

= a factory

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A manufacture

= a factory

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128
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Une usine

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A plant

= a factory

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129
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Confectionner / inventer de toutes pièces

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To fabricate

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130
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Usiné

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Fabricated

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131
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Un tissu de mensonge

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A fabrication

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132
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Un prototype

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A prototype

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133
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Engendrer

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To beget

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134
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Une couturière, un horloger …

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A dress-maker

A watch-maker

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135
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Une cafetière

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A coffee maker

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136
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L’étiquette du fabricant

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The maker’s label

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137
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Un fauteur de troubles

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A trouble-maker

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138
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Un vacancier

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A holiday maker

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139
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Un créateur de mode/ un couturier

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A fashion designer

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140
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Un costumier

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A costume designer

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141
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Un décorateur d’intérieur

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An interior designer

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142
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Faire qqch AVEC de la pierre / du tissu

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To make sth FROM stone / material

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Faire qqch en pierre

A

To make sth OUT OF stone

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Fabriquer en France

A

Made in France

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Le créateur

A

The creator

= our maker

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Rendre l’âme

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To (go to) meet one’s maker

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(Se) développer

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To develop

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Une évolution

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A development

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S’étendre

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To extend

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L’extension

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Extension

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Extensible

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Extensible

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L’extensibilité

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Extensibility

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Agrandir / développer

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To expand

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L’expansion

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Expansion

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Grand

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Large

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Agrandir

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To enlarge

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Large/ vaste

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Broad

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(S’) élargir

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To Broaden

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La largeur

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Breadth

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Large / étendu

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Wide

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L’étendue / la largeur

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Width

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Élargir

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To widen

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Très répandu

A

Widespread

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Ample/ abondant

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Ample

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Amplement

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Amply

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Amplifier/ augmenter

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To amplify

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Un amplificateur

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An amplifier

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L’amplification / l’augmentation

A

Amplification

169
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Profond

A

Deep

170
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Approfondir

A

To deepen

171
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La profondeur

A

Depth

172
Q

Loin

A

Far

173
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Plus loin

A

Farther / further

174
Q

Le plus loin/ le plus éloigné

A

Farthest

/ furthest

175
Q

Mener plus loin, promouvoir

A

To further

176
Q

Devenir

A

To become

177
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Évoluer

/ (se) développer (à partir de)

A

To evolve (from/out of)

178
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L’évolution

A

Evolution

179
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Croître/ se développer

A

To grow

180
Q

La croissance

A

Growth

181
Q

Augmenter

A

To increase

182
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Une augmentation

A

An increase

183
Q

Réduire

A

To decrease

184
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Une diminution

A

A decrease

185
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Diminuer

A

To diminish

186
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S’amenuiser

A

To dwindle

187
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Moins

A

Less

188
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(S’)amoindrir/ (s’)atténuer

A

To lessen

189
Q

Minuscule

A

Diminutive

190
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Un changement

A

A change

191
Q

Changer (qqch en..)

A

To change sth (sth into…)

192
Q

Transformer qqch en autre chose

A

To transform sth into sth else

193
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Une transformation

A

A transformation

194
Q

Modifier

A

To modify

195
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Une modification

A

A modification

196
Q

Changer

A

To alter

197
Q

Une altération

A

An alteration

198
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Alterner

A

To alternate

199
Q

Un autre choix

A

An alternative

200
Q

Remplacer

A

To replace

201
Q

Le remplacement

A

Replacement

202
Q

Un substitut

A

A replacement

203
Q

Substituer

A

To substitute

204
Q

Un remplaçant / un produit de remplacement

A

A substitute

205
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Une substitution

A

A substitution

206
Q

Supplanter

A

To supersede

207
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Bon

A

Good

208
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Meilleur

A

Better

209
Q

Le meilleur

A

The best

210
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Améliorer

A

To improve

211
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Une amélioration

A

An improvement

212
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Innover

A

To innovate

213
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Innovateur

A

Innovative

214
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Une innovation

A

An innovation

215
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Renouveler

A

To renew

216
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Un renouvellement

A

A renewal

217
Q

(Faire renaître)

A

To revive

218
Q

Un renouveau

A

A revival

219
Q

Reformer

A

To reform

220
Q

Une réforme

A

A reform

221
Q

Un réformateur

A

A reformer

222
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Mauvais

A

Bas

223
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Pire

A

Worse

224
Q

Le pire

A

The worst

225
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(S’)aggraver

A

To worsen

226
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Une aggravation

A

A worsening

227
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Bouleverser

A

To disrupt

228
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Un bouleversement

A

A disruption

229
Q

Un soulèvement/ un bouleversement

A

An upheaval

230
Q

Muter (= subir une mutation)

A

To mutate

231
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Une mutation

A

A mutation

232
Q

Varier

A

To vary

233
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Varié

A

Varied

234
Q

Variable

A

Variable

235
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La variété

A

Variety

236
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(S’)adapter

A

To adapt

237
Q

Adaptable

A

Adaptable

238
Q

Une adaptation

A

An adaptation

239
Q

Dégénérer

A

To degenerate

240
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La dégénérescence

A

Degeneration

241
Q

Se dégrader

/ se détériorer

A

To deteriorate

242
Q

Une détérioration

A

A deterioration

243
Q

(Se) diversifier

A

To diversify

244
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La diversification

A

Diversification

245
Q

Devenir

A

To develop into

246
Q

Devenir/ devenir assez grand pour

A

To grow into

247
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Devenir quelqu’un en grandissant

A

To grow into sb

248
Q

Perdre l’habitude de qqch / de faire qqch

A

To grow out of sth / out of doing sth

249
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Disparaître progressivement

A

To dwindle away

250
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Subir un changement

A

To undergo a change

251
Q

Un saut d’humeur

A

A sudden change of mood

252
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(Se) changer en

A

To change into

253
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Changer sa version/ se dédire

A

To change one’s tune

254
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Changer d’avis

A

To have a change of heart

255
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Apporter des modifications à qqch

A

To make alterations to sth

256
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Susceptible d’être modifié

A

Susceptible of alteration

257
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Substituer une chose À une autre

A

To substitute one thing FOR another

258
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Se substituer À quelqu’un

A

To substitute oneself FOR sb else

259
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Rendre qqch plus + adj

A

To make sth adj+er / more+ adj

260
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Il y a plus qu’assez de place

A

There is ample space

261
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Se transformer en qqch

A

To turn into sth

262
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Transformer qqch en qqch

A

To turn
/ make
/ change sth into sth else

263
Q

Transgénique

A

Genetically modified

264
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Un organisme génétiquement modifié

= un O.G.M

A

A genetically modified organism

= GMO (pl= GMOS)

265
Q

Pour changer !

A

For a change!

266
Q

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

A

The more things change, the more they stay the same

267
Q

Changer de stratégie en cours de route

A

To change horses in midstream

268
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Échanger sa place / ton travail avec quelqu’un

A

To switch places/ jobs with sb

269
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Passer à autre chose

A

To switch to sth different

270
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(Se) déplacer d’un endroit à un endroit

A

To switch from one place to another

271
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Aller plus mal/ empirer

A

To get worse

272
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Empirer

A

To take a turn for the worse

273
Q

Mélanger

A

To mix

/ to blend

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  1. Un mélange

2. Une mixture

A

A mixture

275
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(Se) méler à

A

Mingle with

276
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(Se) combiner

/ fusionner

A

Combine

277
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Une combinaison, un ensemble

A

A combination

278
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Fusionner

A

To merge

279
Q

Amalgamer

A

To Amalgamate

280
Q

Un amalgame

A

An amalgamation

281
Q

(S’)unir

A

To unite

282
Q

Une union

A

A union

283
Q

Relier (faits/ idées)

A

To link up

= to link together

284
Q

Un lien

A

A link

285
Q

Assortir

A

To match

286
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Assorti à/ qui va bien avec

A

Matching

287
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Mal assorti

A

Ill-matched

= ill-assorted

288
Q

Divers

A

Diverse

289
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La diversité

A

Diversity

290
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Hétérogène

A

Heterogeneous

291
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Hétérogénéité

A

Heterogeneity

292
Q

Homogène

A

Homogenous

293
Q

L’homogénéité

A

Homogeneity

294
Q

Homogénéiser

A

To homogenize

295
Q

Un mélange / un florifère

A

A miscellany UK

A miscellany US

296
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Hétérogène/ hétéroclite/ disparate

A

Miscellaneous

297
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Divers/ disparate / hétéroclite

A

Sundry

298
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Un fouillis

A

A jumble

299
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Le chaos

A

Chaos

300
Q

Chaotique

A

Chaotic

301
Q

L’ordre

A

Order

302
Q

Le désordre

A

Disorder

303
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Un couple mal assorti

A

An ill-matched couple

304
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Toute le monde et n’importe qui

A

All and sundry

305
Q

Un mélange de gens très divers

A

A medley of all kinds

306
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Détruire

A

To destroy

307
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La destruction

A

Destruction

308
Q

Destructeur

A

Destructive

309
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abîmer

A

To impair

310
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Endommager

A

To damage

311
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Des dégâts

A

Damage

312
Q

Écourter / tronquer

A

To curtail

313
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Abîmer/ destrier/ réduire à néant

A

To ruin

314
Q

La ruine/ la destruction

A

Ruin

315
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Détruire/ réduire à néant

A

To wreck

316
Q

Une épave

A

A wreck

= a wreckage

317
Q

Démolir (d’un bâtiment)

A

To demolish (a building)

318
Q

A démolition

A

Demolition

319
Q

(Se) casser / se fracturer

A

To break

320
Q

Une cassure/ une fracture

A

A break

321
Q

Déchirer qqch

A

To take sth to pieces

= to rip sth up

322
Q

Mettre qqch en pièces

A

To pull sth apart / to pieces

323
Q

Démanteler

A

To break up

= to dismantle

324
Q

Le démentalèment

A

Dismantling

325
Q

Écraser

A

To crush

326
Q

Broyer / moudre

A

To grind

327
Q

Briser/ écraser

A

To mash

328
Q

Briser/ écraser

A

To smash

329
Q

Épatant

A

Smashing

330
Q

Écraser, réduire en pulpe

A

To squash

331
Q

Mou

A

Squashy

332
Q

Briser/ fracasser

A

To shatter

333
Q

Incassable

A

Shatterproof

334
Q

(Se) casser net

A

To snap

335
Q

Anéantir

A

To wipe out

= to annihilate

336
Q

Exterminer

A

To exterminate

337
Q

L’extermination

A

Extermination

338
Q

Éliminer

A

To eliminate

339
Q

L’élimination

A

Elimination

340
Q

(Se) désintégrer / désagréger

A

To disintegrate

341
Q

Les décombres / les débris / les gravats

A

Rubble

342
Q

Dévaster

A

To lay waste to

= to devastate

343
Q

La dévastation / les ravages

A

Devastation

344
Q

Un désastre / une catastrophe

A

A disaster

= a catastrophe

345
Q

Désastreux / catastrophique

A

Disastrous

= catastrophic

346
Q

Un génocide

A

A genocide

347
Q

Des dégâts considérables

A

Extensive damage

348
Q

Rompre une promesse

A

To break a promise

349
Q

Violer un serment

A

To break an oath

350
Q

Résilier un contrat

A

To break a contact

351
Q

S’écrouler en morceaux

A

To break apart

352
Q

S’effondrer

A

To break down

353
Q

Rompre avec quelqu’un

A

To break up/ off with sb

354
Q

Démonter

A

To take apart

355
Q

Briser qqch en mile morceaux

A

To smash sth to smithereens

356
Q

Des dommages et intérêts

A

Damages

357
Q

Cambrioler

A

To break in

358
Q

Un cambriolage

A

A break-in

359
Q

Briser la glace

A

To break the ice

360
Q

Violer la loi

A

To break the law

361
Q

Il s’est arrêté au milieu de sa phrase

A

He broke off in midsentence

362
Q

Ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles / les relations diplomatiques

A

They’ve broken off their engagement / diplomatic relations with..;

363
Q

Ravager qqch

A

To wreak havoc on sth

364
Q

Finir

A

To end

365
Q

La fin (fait) / une fin (déroulement)

A

The end / an ending

366
Q

(S’)arrêter de faire qqch

A

To stop doing sth

367
Q

Un arrêt

A

A stop

368
Q

Cesser

A

To cease

369
Q

Incessant

A

Ceaseless

370
Q

Échouer/ s’arrêter/ avorter

A

To abord

371
Q

Un avortement

A

An abortion

372
Q

Terminer/ mener à bien

A

To finish / to complete

373
Q

L’achèvement

A

Completion

374
Q

Conclure

A

To conclude

375
Q

Une conclusion

A

A conclusion

376
Q

Mettre fin à

A

To terminate (formal)

377
Q

Annuler

A

To call off

= to cancel

378
Q

Une annulation

A

A cancellation

379
Q

Supprimer qqch

A

To remove sth

380
Q

Arrêter / contrôler

A

To check

381
Q

Régler

/ (s’)acquitter (de)

A

To settle

382
Q

Un accord

A

A settlement

383
Q

Éliminer

/ exclure (par le raisonnement )

A

To rule out

384
Q

Réprimer

A

To suppress

385
Q

Final

A

Final

386
Q

Finalement

A

Finally
= eventually
= in the end

387
Q

La fin/ la conclusion

A

The close

388
Q

Se terminer

A

To come to an end

389
Q

Parvenir à la fin de qqch

A

To get to the end of sth

390
Q

Être terminé

A

To be at an end

391
Q

Mettre fin à qqch

A

To put an end to sth

= to bring sth to an end

392
Q

À la fin (de)

A

At the end (of)

393
Q

D’ici la fin (de)

A

By the end (of)

394
Q

Une fin heureuse

A

A happy ending

395
Q

Empêcher quelqu’un de faire qqch

A

To stop sb FROM doing sth

396
Q

Arriver à une conclusion que

A

To come to a conclusion that

397
Q

À la conclusion que

A

To the conclusion that..

398
Q

Tirer des conclusions de

A

Draw conclusions from

399
Q

Tirer des conclusions hâtives

A

To jump to conclusions

400
Q

Se débarrasser d’une difficulté

A

To remove a difficulty

401
Q

S’assagir/ s’installer

A

To settle down

402
Q

Régler une dette

A

To settle a debt

403
Q

Clôturer un compte/ régler la note

A

To settle an account

404
Q

Régler ses comptes (avec quelqu’un )

A

To settle old scores (with sb) to

405
Q

Régler un/ des différents

A

To settle differences

406
Q

S’achever (journée/ vie/ événement)

A

To draw to a close

407
Q
  1. À la fin de la journée

2. En fin de compte

A

At the end of the day

408
Q

On arrive en fin de course

A

It’s the end of the line/ road

409
Q

Elle reste ici, un point c’est tout

A

She’s staying here and that’s the end of it

410
Q

Être désœuvré/ ne pas savoir quoi faire

A

To be
At a loose end UK
= at ends US

411
Q

Mal finir

A

To come to a bad end

412
Q

Tourner court

A

To come to a sudden end

= to peter out

413
Q

Finir PAR faire qqch

A

To end up (by) doing sth

414
Q

S’arrêter / s’immobiliser

A

To come

/ to grind to a stop / a halt / a standstill

415
Q

En avoir fini

A

To be done

416
Q

En avoir fini avec qqch / de faire qqch

A

To have done with sth/ doing sth

417
Q

Cesser une activité/ de faire qqch

A

To leave off an activity / doing sth

418
Q

Tout est bien qui finit bien

A

All is well that ends well